Emergency Response

Two bills signed into law aim to strengthen emergency medical services around the state by reducing costs for education and the burden on local governments.

David Crowley told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” that he thinks the damage in the area will meet the necessary thresholds to receive FEMA support.

Local officials are assessing storm damage after a historic rainfall led to widespread flooding and damage in Milwaukee and across southeast Wisconsin over the weekend.

The finding from a new report by the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health highlights fire departments’ struggle to ensure they have enough volunteers and funding to operate.

The Orion Initiative is a new program offered by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health that aims to expand advanced medical training to rural communities. 

On May 15, multiple tornadoes blew through western and east-central Wisconsin. Long-term cleanup efforts remain for damaged homes and businesses.

Five northern Wisconsin counties are under a “red flag” warning for extreme wildfire conditions Tuesday. The warning comes the day after a wildfire forced the temporary evacuation of 40 homes in Juneau County.

Five people died in the five-alarm fire on Sunday, while another seven — including a 1-year-old — have been hospitalized for their injuries.

Repairing a broken tornado warning siren would cost too much for the Town of Greenbush, said the town board’s chair.

A missing 7-year-old Two Rivers boy was found dead Sunday after an overnight search. The Two Rivers Police Department released a statement confirming they had recovered the body of Jacob […]